Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1.
Subsection (a) of section 17b-338 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2002):

(a) There is established a Long-Term Care Advisory Council which shall consist of the following:
(1) The executive director of the Commission on Aging, or the executive director's designee;
(2) the State Nursing Home Ombudsman, or the ombudsman's designee;
(3) the president of the Coalition of Presidents of Resident Councils, or the president's designee;
(4) the executive director of the Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut, or the executive director's designee;
(5) [one representative of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons, appointed by the president of the chapter]the state president of AARP, or the president's designee;
(6) one representative of a bargaining unit for health care employees, appointed by the president of the bargaining unit;
(7) the president of the Connecticut Association of Not-For-Profit Providers for the Aging, or the president's designee;
(8) the president of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities, or the president's designee;
(9) the president of the Connecticut Association of [Licensed]Residential Care Homes,[for the Aged,] or the president's designee;
(10) the president of the Connecticut Hospital Association or the president's designee;
(11) the executive director of the Connecticut Assisted Living Association or the executive director's designee;
(12) the executive director of the Connecticut [Homecare] Association for Homecare or the executive director's designee;
(13) the president of Connecticut Community Care, Inc.
or the president's designee;
(14) one member of the Connecticut Association of Area Agencies on Aging appointed by the agency;
(15) [the executive director]the president of the Connecticut chapter of the Connecticut Alzheimer's Association;
[or the executive director's designee;
] (16) one member of the Connecticut Association of Adult Day [Care Association]Centers appointed by the association;
(17) the president of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Health Care Administrators, or the president's designee;
(18) the president of the Connecticut Council for Persons with Disabilities, or the president's designee;
[and] (19) the president of the Connecticut Association of Community Action Agencies, or the president's designee;
(20) a personal care attendant appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(21) the president of the Family Support Council, or the president's designee;
(22) a person who, in a home setting, cares for a person with a disability and is appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;
(23) three persons with a disability appointed one each by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
(24) a legislator who is a member of the Long-Term Care Planning Committee;
and (25) one member who is a nonunion home health aide appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.

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2.
Section 17b-338 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (c) as follows (Effective October 1, 2002):

(NEW) (c) The Long-Term Care Advisory Council shall seek recommendations from persons with disabilities or persons receiving long-term care services who reflect the socio-economic diversity of the state.